Passenger-car.



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PASSENGER CAR. y APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4. I9I5. 1,161,942. PatentedNov. 30, 1915.

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PASSENGERCAR.

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Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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PASSENGER-CAR.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

Application ied March 4, 1915. Serial No. 12,110.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, DON M. MCGILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful improvement in Passenger-Cars, of which thefollowing is a specification'.

My invention relates more particularly to passenger cars, the platformsof which are providedwith vestibule doors which are adapted to be openedand closed to permit passengers to board the cars and leave the same,under the control of an operator, usually the conductor, and providedwith barrier means for dividing the car platforms into entrance and exitways, and adjacent to which the conductor stands, these barrier meansbeing shiftable from a position in which they define the entrance andexit ways on the platform when the fares are collected at this platform,to a position in which they serve to partially encircle the moterman,thereby forming a barrier between him and the passengers, when themotorman is stationed at this end of the car and the fares are collectedat the other end.

My primary object is to provide in a car equipped with a shiftablebarrier as above stated, vestibule doors with means operated by theconductor for controlling themso disposed and arranged as to permit thedoors, and also the steps, if the latter are of the type now commonlyemployed vand simultaneously operative with the doors to cause the stepsto be folded out of position when the doors are closed and to beextended into operative position when the doors are opened, to bereadily controlled by the conductor, who stands adjacent to the barrier,without obstructing either of the passage ways on the platform and whichwill permit the conductor to quickly close the doors following theentrance or eXit of a passenger.

A further object is to provide a'construction of controlling means abovereferred to', whereby the platform of the car when the barrier is in aposition in which it partially encircles the motorman, will'befree ofobstruction to the passengers on the platform.

Referring to the accompanying draw ings-@Figure t is a pian view,somewhat in the nature of a diagram, of a portion of one of the similarends of an electric car provided with mechanism in accordance with myinvention, the car proper including the doors, steps and platform, beingshown in dotted lines, with the barrier shown by full lines in positionvfor defining the entrance and exit ways, and in dotted lines in positionfor partially encircling the motorman. F ig. 2 is ay view in sectionalelevation taken at the line 2 on Fig. l and viewed in the direction ofthe arrow. Fig. 8 is a similar view taken at the line 3 on Fig. 1 andviewed in the direction of the arrow. 4 is an enlargedview in verticalsectional elevation of the upper portion of the mechanism shown in'Fig.3, for controlling the operation of the vestibuledoors and thecoperating steps, this portion of the mechanism being carried by thebarrier means and releasably engaging Vwith other cooperating parts ofthis mechanism arranged in fixed position relative to the Hoor of thecar. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the lower part of the mechanismillustrated in Fig. 3, this view sho-wing the lower end of the removableportion of said mechanism and the manner of its coperation with theother stationary portion of this mechanism. Fig. 6 is a broken view invertical elevation of the lower end ofl the removable portion of thedoor and step operating mechanism. Fig. 7 is a view in verticalsectional' elevation of the upper end portion of the relativelystationary portion of the said mechanism, showing the position itoccupies'relative to the platform of the car. Fig. 8 is a bottom planview ofthe structure shownin Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a plan view ofthestructure shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a broken view in elevation of theintersecting portions of the barrier means and door and Vstep operatingmechanism; and Fig. ll, a view in elevation of the portion ofthemechanism of Fig 6, showing it in the position it occupies relative tothe platform 'when the barrier is lpositioned about the'motorman.

' For the purpose of illustrating my inven-A tion, I have chosen toillustrate it as applied to 'an electric car, the end portions of whichare constructed in accordance with well-known practice.- The cars of thetype shown are provided at opposite ends, which are of similarconstruction, with platforms 12, one only of which is shown, with twodoor-ways at each end of the car opening on to the platform, thesedoor-ways being separated by a partition 13 arranged substantiallymidway across the end of the car. VIn the drawings (Fig. 1) one of thedoor-ways, which in the construction illustrated would be the exitdoor-way is represented at 14, the other door-way at this end of the carand which would be on the other side of the partition 13 and constitutesthe entrance door-way, being omitted. Coperating with the-platform 12 isa barrierdevice 15 in the form of a railing which is curved to presenttwo sections which extend substantially at right-angles to each other,the barrier in the full line position represented in Fig. 1 extending atone end adjacent to the partition 13 at the side of the latter yfarthestre moved fromfthe door-way 13 and at its other end adjacent to the edgeof the platform at the side of the car, thereby dividing the platforminto entrance' and exit ways which lead to the doors of the carhere-inbefore' referred to. The barrier'means 15, when this end of thecar is occupied by the motorman, and the conductor is stationed on theplatform at the other end of the car, is shifted by the operator fromthe position represented in full lines in Fig. 1 to the positionrepresented by dotted lines in Fig. 1 to operate as a shield for themotorman, this feature of providing for the transfer of the barriermeans 15 from one position to the other as'stated, being in accordancewith common practice.v

The'platform 12 at the edge thereof adiacent tothe point at which thebarrier means l'termin'ate is provided with folding doors and withfolding steps, this feature of cars of this type serving'to permit ofthe maintaining of the clcsing of the'platform of the car, except a-sthedoors'are required to be opened to permit passengers to board and leavethe car. `the oppositeside'of `the platf-ormbeing closed. In theparticular type of car illustrated. the door-way to he 'controlled bvthe foldingdoors above referred to. is a single'opening. and two doorsare provided` one of them being formed of sections 16 and 17 hinged'together as represented at 1S and secured at the section 16 to averticallv disposed shaft 19 iournaled anv suitable manner in thebulkhead of the car. and the -other of the said doors being formed ofsections 2O and 21 hingedly connected together as indicated at 22 andsecrred at the section 21 toa vertically disposed rotatable shaft'23suitably journaled at ythejrear' end of the platform. 'the sections 17andf20 being guided in 'anv suitable inanner.fas`byfpins24 secured'tothe'upper edge portions of the sections @17 'an-th4 20 and-run rier l15fromthe full line ning in a track 25, secured to the car at the upperside of the door-opening in accordance with common practice, wherebywhen the shafts 19 and 23 are rotated, the cooperating door sections 16and 17, and 20 and Y21, respectively, are folded into the foldedpositions represented by dotted lines inl Fig, 1 to permit passengers toboard, or alight from, the car, or into extended position wherein theyfill the door opening at which they are located. The platform 12 isprovided with two steps 26 and 27 arranged opposite the two vestibulefolding doors just described, these steps being pivotally supported onthe car structure, as indicated at 28, in accordance with commonpractice, whereby they may be moved into and out of step-formingposition.

The above referred to doors at the side of the platform and the steps 26and 27 are adapted to be independently operated by the conductor, whostands at the barrier 15, by mechanism connected with these doors andsteps and operated by handles provided on the barrier 15 within easyreach of the conductor located at the curved portion of the latter, atwhich portion a seat 28 for the conductor is provided on the barrier. lnaccordance with my invention, the mechanism for operating these doorsand steps is provided'in sections of such form that they are separableat, or below, the level of the platform 12, whereby upon moving thebarposition represented in Fig. 1 to the dotted line positionrepresented in this figure, the platform is relieved of any obstacle tothe free movement of the passengers over the platform, a description ofa desirable form of operating mechanism for the purpose stated being asfollows: rThe shafts 19 and 23 are provided with arms 29 and 30,respectively. these arms being pivotallv connected as indicated at 31and 32 with links 33 and 311. the link 33 being pivotally connected asindicated at 35 with an' arm 3G rigidly connected with a sleeve member37. The link 34 is pivotally connected as indicated at 38 with an arm 39rigidly connected with the sleeve-member l0. surrounding thesleeve-member 37. the portions of the mechanism iust described beine'located below the platform 12. The sleeve-members 37 and 40 are disposedverticallv and are supported to be independently rotated. -`the sleevemember 37 beinfr supported at its lower end at a ball-bearing 41 an astationary plate 42 and passing through a plate 446. with ball-hearinffs48. confined between the plate 46 and the sleeve member 37.

The plate [42 is secured bv bolts 43 against the bottom of a block 47which bears against the plate 46 positioned against the bottoni ofareastin'g' 44, the bolts 43 passing through these plates; block and.casting and. securing them rigidly together. The casting 44 is hollowand is secured at its upper end in an opening 45 in the platform 12(Fig. 5). The sleeve member 40 is rotatably supported at ball-bearings49 and 50, the bearings 49 being interposed between the lower end ofthis sleeve and the plate 46, and the' ballbearing 50 being interposedbetween the casting 44 and said sleeve a slight distance above the lowerend of the latter. The sleeve members 37 and 40 doI not extend above thetop of the platform 12, as shown in Fig. 7, and to adapt them to beindependently rotated, their upper ends are notched as represented at 51and 52, respectively.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the sleeve member 37vcontrols the doorsections 16 and 17, and the sleeve-section 49 controlsthe door-sections 20 and 21, the rotation of these sleeves operating tomove the door-sections to extended position in which the door-way at theside of the platform is closed, or to folded position in which thedoor-wav is opened, depending upon the directicn in which these sleevesare rotated.

ln the construction illustrated, the steps 26 and Q7 are operatedsimultaneouslv with the doors just referred to, bv actuating the sleevemembers. this being accomplished by `providing the following mechanisms:The

step Q6 is provided at its inner edge with an arm 53 pivotally connectedas indicated at 54 to a link 55, the inner end of which is pivotallvconnected as indicated at 56 to a link 57 pivotallv connected at 53 to abracket 59, the link 57 being also pivotally connected at 56 with a link60 pivotallv connected with the link 33. The step Q7 is connected with alink 61 in the manner described of the step 26, the inner end of thislink being pivotally connected as indicated at 62 to one end of a lever63 pivoted between its ends as indicated at 64 on a depending boss 65secured to the underside of the car platform, the opposite end of thislever being pivotally connected, as indicated at 66, to a link 67,pivotallv connected, as indicated at 68, to the link 34.

It will be understood from the foregoing that shifting of the links 33and 34 to operate the folding doors as described will simultaneouslyoperate the steps, causing them to be swung to step-forming positionwhen the doors are opened, and out of stepforming position upon closingthe doors.

The means for actuating the sleeves 37 and 40 are carried by the barriermeans 15 and are so constructed and arranged that they may be assembledwith these sleeves upon positioning the barrier 15 for defining theentranceand exit ways, a description of these means in the form` inwhich I prefer to provide them being asfollows: Secured in the barrier15 toy extend substantially to the upper surface of the platform 12 whenthe barrier is in the full line position represented in Fig. 1, is atube 69, this tube containing two independently rotatable tubes and 71,one within the other. rThe tube 70 is journaled on the stationary tube69 at ball-bearings 72 and the tube 71 is j ournaled at its upper end onthe tube 70, at ball-bearings 73, ball-bearings 74 being confinedbetween the lower end of the tube 70 and the stationary tube 69, andballbearings 75 between the lower end of the tube 71 and the lower endof the tube 70, whereby the tubes 70 and 71 are supported in positionand in a manner to be independently rotated. The. lower end of thesleeve 70, which is adapted to enter the opening in the upper end of thecasting 44, is provided with two diametrically opposed lugs 76, adaptedto be inserted into the slot 52 in the sleeve 40; and the lower end ofthe tube 71 is provided with a head 77 having a depending lug or tooth78, adapted to enter the notches 51 in the upper end of the sleeve 37.The sleeve 70 carries a removable handle 79, splined thereon asindicated at 30, and the sleeve 71 has a barsection 81 rigidly securedin its upper end, to which a removable handle 32 is splined as indicatedat 83, it being understood from the foregoing description that thehandle devices 79 and S2 are independently operable and serve,respectively, as means for opening and closing the two sets of doors atthe side of the platform and simultaneously operating the coperatingsteps.

Under certain conditions it is desirable that the handle devices 79 and32 be connected together so that the operator may actuate both sets ofdoors by grasping one only of these handles, and as suitable means forthis purpose, 1 provide a dog 84, pivotallv mounted, as indicated at 35,on lugs 36, depending from the handle 79. rlfhe heavy, toothed, end ofthe dog 34 opposes an opening 87 in the handle 79 and, by press ing downon a shiftable pin 8S slidably mounted in the handle grip 39 on thehandle 79 and coperating with the other end of the dog 34, may be'rockedinto a notch 90 in the underside of the handle 32, thus locking thesehandles together for simultaneous movement.

It may here be explained of the barrier means 15, that. the end thereof,which opposes `the partition 13, is of the usual construction and isadapted to be releasably connected with the partition to render thebarrier stable. The opposite end of the barrier is formed with a section15EL pivotally connected as indicated at 15b with the main portion ofthe barrier and is adapted to releasably interlock with a socket member15c provided on 'al stanchion 91 stationary on the' platform inaccordance with common practice.

Ni h the parte in the position shown in 'sleeves 70 and 71 ao'aipstrotation.

full lines inFig. l, the conductor positioned Withinthe barrier 15 mayreadily open and close the doors and operate the coperating steps at theside of the platform independently of each other, Without in any Wayobstructing, or being obstructed by, passengers entering or leaving thecar.

As the members 69` 70 and 71 have a fixed relation to the barrier 15,the transfer of the barrier means 15 from the full line positionrepresented in Fig', 1 to the dotted line position. represented in thisfigure, to form a barrier between the motorman and the passengers on theplatform, will cause the sleeve members 70 and 71 to'be Withdrawn fromengagement with the sleeve members 37 and 410, thus rendering` the cen`ter of the platform clear of any obstruction, as the sleeve members 37and 40 do not eX- tend above the upper surface of the platform. rilhehandles 79 and S2 beine,` remov` able, the conductor Will accordinglydetach them from the `sleeves 70 and .71 and position them for use onthe door-operating mechanism provided at the other end of the ca thusvnecessitating the provision of but one pair of handles for each car.

The platform 12 at a point coincident with the position occupiedv by thesleeve members 70 and .7 1. when the barrier 15 occupies the dotted lineposition represented in Fig. 1. contains the opening 92 provided with aplate 92a positioned in the platform to accommodate the lower ends ofthese sleeve members when the barrier is in this position.

To facilitate the assembling,` of the removable portion of the door andstep-operating mechanism carried by the barrier 15, With the portionthereof stationary on the platform, 1 provide a locking device 98coirnnisine` a pin 94 which extends throufrh openings in the tube G9 andsleeve members 70 and 71. and is carried bv a block 95 slidable in atubular extension 9G on the barrier 15, the block 95 being eouippedWithA a handle 97 movable in a slot 98 in the tubular member 9G. Theopenings iust referred to in the members 69. 1'0 and 71 are so arrangedthat when thev are in alinement as shown in 4. in which position the pin92 mav be pro'iected therethroiiah. the lugs 75 and 7S will resisterwith the notches 52 and 51, respectiwdv` when the vestibule doors areclosed and thebarrier is ip the full line position repnesentefl inVie. 1. The operato" before shiftino the barrier from the full lineposition represen-ted in Fie'. 1 to tbe dotted line position representedtherein. v'ill first operate the doors to closed position and thereuponprniect the in 90, into the position shown in Fior. 4 for lookin@ the 0nres turnine the barrier to the full line position 4represented in Fig.l, no lpreliminary adjustment' of -the sleeves 70 and 71 is necessary'tocause them to become properly interfitted With the portion of thedoonoperating mechanism stationary on the platform, as these sleevesoccupy the proper position for the assembling of the lugs thereon withthe notched portions of the sleeve members 37 and LiO, upon the act ofpositioning` the barrier as stated.

While i' have illustrated and described a certain construction Iin whichmy invention is embodied, 1 do not Wish to be understood as intending`Ato limit it thereto as the same may be variously modiied and alteredWithout departing from the spirit of my invention, it being my intentionto claim my invention as fully and as broadly as the prior state of theart Will permit.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. Apassenger-car having a platform, a freely removable shiftable barrier onthe platform dividing the latter into kentrance and exit Ways, a door,and door-operating mechanism formed of separable sections, one of saidsections being carried by, and removable with, said barrier.

2. A passenger-car having a platform at one end, a freely removableshiftable barrier on the platform dividing the-latter into entrance andexit Ways terminating at a side of the platform, a door for the platformadjacent to the said ends of the entrance and exit Ways, anddoor-operating mechanism formed of separable sections, one of saidsections being carried by, and removable with, said barrier.

3. A'passengerecar'having a platform, a freely removable shiftablebarrier on the platform dividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways,doors arranged near the ends of said entrance-and exit Ways,respectively, and mechanism for separately operating said doors, formedof separable sections, one of said sections being carried by. andremovable ivith, said barrier.

4r. Af'passenaer-car having a platform, a removable shiftable barrier onthe platform dividing` the latter into entrance and eXit Ways, a door,and door-operating,` mechanism formed of separable sections, one of saidsections being` carried by, and removable with, said barrier, and theother of said sections lying below the upper surface of said platform.

5. A passenger-car having a platform, a freeli7 removable shiftablebarrier on the platform dividing' the latter -into entrance and eXitWays, andmechanism adaptedV to operate a. movable member on the car,rformed of separable sec/tions. one of Which is carried by, :and isremovable with, said barrier.

6. A'passenQ'er-car having a platform. a freelyremovable. shiftablebarrier ion the lll vplatform dividing the latter .into entrance andexit Ways, separately operable doors, and door-operating mechanism forsepaately operating said doors, formed of separable sections, one ofsaid sections involving rotatable members carried by, and removableivith, said barrier, and the other of said sections involving rotatablemembers with which said first-referred to rotatable members are adaptedto releasably engage.

8. A passenger-car havingy a platform, a freely removable shiftablebai'rier on Athe platform dividing the latter into entrance and exitways, separately operable doors, and door-operatiiig maclianism formedof separable sections, one of said sections involving telescopedrotatable members car ried by, and removable with, said barrier, and theother of said sections involving rotatable members with which saidfirst-referred to rotatable members releasably engage.

t). A passenger-car having a platform, a removable barrier on theplatform dividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways,

a door, door-operating mechanism formedL of separable sections, one ofsaid sections being carried by, and removable with, said barrier, theadjacent ends of said separable sections releasably interlocking witheach other, and means for releasably locking the one of said sectionscarried by said barrier, in a predetermined position, for interlockingwith the other of said sections.

10. A passenger-car having a platform, a

removable barrier dividing the latter intoY entrance and exit Ways, adoor, door-operating mechanism formed of separable sections eachinvolving a rotatable member, said members releasably interlocking attheir adjacent ends, one of said sections being carried by andremovable' with, said barrier, and means for locking the one of the saidrotatable members which is carried by said Y barrier, against rotation,for the purpose set forth.

11. A passenger-car having a platform, a removable barrier on theplatform dividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways, separatelyoperable doors, dooroperating mechanism for separately operating saiddoors formed of separable sections each of which involves rotatablemembers, members of one of said sections being adapttlie rotatable p edto releasably interlock with the rotatable members of the other of saidsections when said barrier is in one position, one of said sectionsbeing carriedv by, and removable With, said barrier, and means forlocking against rotation those of the said rotatable members Which arecarried by said barrier.

12. A passenger-car having a platform at one end, a removable barrier onthe platform dividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways terminatingat a side of the platform, a door for the platform adjacent to the saidends of the entrance and exit Ways, and dooi'-operating mechanism formedof separable sections, one of said sections being Carried by, andremovable with, said barrier, and the other of said sections lying belowthe upper surface of the platform.

13. A passenger-car having a platform, a removable barrier on theplatform dividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways, doors arrangednear the ends of said entrance and exit nays, respectively, andmechanism for separately operating said doors, formed of separablesections, one of-'said sections being carried by, and removable with,said barrier, and the other of said sections lying below the uppersurface of the platform.

1-1. A passeiigeitcar having a platform, a removabie barrier on theplatform dividing the latter into entrance and exit ways, and mechanismadapted to operate a movable member on the car, formed of separablesections, one of which is carried by, and is removable with, saidbarrier, and the other of said sections lying below the upper surface ofthe platform.

15. A passenger-car having a platform, a removable barrier on theplatform dividing the latter into entrance and exit ways, anddooroperating mechanism formed of separable sections, one of saidsections involving a rotatable member carried by, and removable with,said barrier, and the other of said sections involving a rotary memberadapted to be releasably engaged by saidA first referred to rotatablemember, and lying below the upper surface of said platform.

16. A passenger-car having a platform, a removable barrier on theplatform Vdividing the latter into entrance and exit Ways, separatelyoperable doors, and door-operating mechanism for. separately operatingsaid doors, formed of separable sections, one of the latter intoentrance and exit Ways, sepa-p rately operable doors, and door-operatingmechanism formed of separable sections, one members lying belo7 theupper surface of of said sectlons involving telescoped i'otasaidplatform. table members Carried by and removable with, said barrier, andthe other of said DON M' MCGILL' i5; sections involving rotatablemembers with In presence oi"- which said first-referred to rotatablemem- D. C. TnoRsEN,

bers releasably engage, said last mentionedV N. B. DEARoaN.

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